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package org.opensaml.saml.common.binding;

import org.opensaml.saml.saml2.metadata.Endpoint;

import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.CriteriaSet;
import net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver.Resolver;

/**
 * A resolver that is capable of resolving {@link Endpoint} instances
 * which meet certain supplied criteria.
 * 
 * At a minimum, an {@link EndpointResolver} implementation MUST support the following criteria:
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@link org.opensaml.saml.criterion.BindingCriterion}</li>
 * <li>{@link org.opensaml.saml.criterion.EndpointCriterion}</li>
 * <li>{@link org.opensaml.saml.criterion.RoleDescriptorCriterion}</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * Implementations SHOULD also support the following criteria when possible:
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@link org.opensaml.saml.criterion.SignedRequestCriterion}</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @param <EndpointType> the type of endpoint to resolve
 */
public interface EndpointResolver<EndpointType extends Endpoint> extends Resolver<EndpointType, CriteriaSet> {
    
}